Editorial Calendar vs WP Scheduled Posts
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| Feature | Editorial Calendar v3.9.4 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Scheduled Posts v5.3.5 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 20,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Last updated | May 26, 2026 | October 18, 2026 |
| Editions | Editorial Calendar | SchedulePress · SchedulePress Pro ($) |
| Pros | Monthly calendar of posts and scheduled posts; Drag and drop to reschedule a post; Calendar for each custom post type | Drag-and-drop editorial calendar for scheduled posts; Shares to several social networks from the post editor; Email alerts and a dashboard widget for authors and editors |
| Cons | No approval or status workflow, only scheduling | Auto scheduler, missed-schedule handler and Google Business Profile need Pro; Social sharing depends on each network's API and login, which can break |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Calendar page under the Posts menu, Drag and drop to change a post date, Inline title change, Edit popup for a post, Delete a post from the calendar, Calendar for each public custom post type | Drag-and-drop editorial calendar, Dashboard widget with scheduled posts, Email alerts to authors and users, Share posts to Facebook, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Medium and Threads, AI caption writing with the site owner's OpenAI key, Auto scheduler rules (Pro) ($), Missed schedule handler (Pro) ($), Google Business Profile sharing (Pro) ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| Social | — | Facebook Graph API, Instagram Graph API, LinkedIn API, X (Twitter) API |
| Plugins | — | Advanced Custom Fields |
| Other | — | OpenAI API |
| Requires WordPress | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | www.linkedin.com, graph.facebook.com, graph.instagram.com, api.openai.com, api.twitter.com, upload.twitter.com |